diff --git a/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs b/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs
index 195d57898..55a7c92a5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/build/request.rs
@@ -5725,9 +5725,6 @@ __wbg_init({{module_or_path: "/{}/{wasm_path}"}}).then((wasm) => {{
 
         self.verify_toolchain_installed().await?;
 
-        // esbuild is used for JS asset processing on all platforms
-        let _esbuild_path = crate::esbuild::Esbuild::get_or_install().await?;
-
         match self.bundle {
             BundleFormat::Web => self.verify_web_tooling().await?,
             BundleFormat::Ios => self.verify_ios_tooling().await?,
@@ -5802,6 +5799,9 @@ __wbg_init({{module_or_path: "/{}/{wasm_path}"}}).then((wasm) => {{
 
         WasmBindgen::verify_install(&krate_bindgen_version).await?;
 
+        // esbuild is used for JS asset processing
+        let _esbuild_path = crate::esbuild::Esbuild::get_or_install().await?;
+
         Ok(())
     }